Award Nominations: "The 2012 Soul Train Awards"

The 2012 Soul Train Awards are around the corner and the nominations for this year's ceremony were just announced yesterday with some familiar faces scoring nominations including Elle Varner, Luke James, Emeli Sande, Daley, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Miguel, Estelle, and many others. With that said, peep the nominations below and lookout for The 2012 Soul Train Awards when they air on November 25th via Centric TV and BET.

Best New Artist:

Elle Varner

Emeli Sande

J. Cole

Luke James

Robert Glasper

Centric Award:

Daley

Esperanza Spalding

Gary Clark Jr.

Leah Labelle

Santigold

Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance:

BeBe Winans- "America America"

Fred Hammond- "I Feel Good"

Marvin Sapp- "My Testimony"

Mary Mary- "Go Get It"

Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks- "Celebrate"

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

2 Chainz ft. Drake- "No Lie"

Wale ft. Miguel- "Lotus Flower Bomb"

Nas- "Daughters"

Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – "Mercy"

Young Jeezy ft. Ne-Yo- "Leave You Alone"

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist:

Beyoncé

Estelle

Keyshia ColeMary J. Blige

Melanie Fiona

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist:

Miguel

Robin Thicke

Trey Songz

Tyrese

Usher

Album of the Year:

"The One" – Eric Benet

"channel ORANGE" -Frank Ocean

"Life Is Good" -Nas

"Write Me Back" -R. Kelly

"Looking For Myself" -Usher

Song of the Year:

Estelle- "Thank You"

John Legend ft. Ludacris- "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"

Trey Songz- "Heart Attack"

Tyrese- "Stay"

Usher- "Climax"

Wale ft. Miguel- "Lotus Flower Bomb"

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award:

"Thank You"-Estelle (Writers: Arden Altino, Akene “The Champ” Dunkley, Jerry Duplessis, Doug F. Edwards, Thomas D. Richardson, Aliaune Thiam)

"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" -John Legend ft. Ludacris (Writers: Allen Arthur, Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges, Keith Justice, Miguel Pimentel “Miguel”, Clayton Reilly, John Stephens)

"Daughters"-Nas (Writers: Nasir Jones, Ernest D. Wilson, Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka)

"Share My Love"-R. Kelly (Writer: Robert Kelly)

"Climax" -Usher (Writers: Usher Raymond IV, Sean “Redd Stylez” Fenton, Thomas “Diplo” Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid)

Best Dance Performance:

Beyoncé- "Love On Top"

Chris Brown- "Turn Up The Music"

Nicki Minaj- "Starships"

Rihanna- "Where Have You Been"

Usher- "Scream"

Best Caribbean Performance:

Cover Drive – "Bajan Style"

Damien "Junior Gong" Marley- "SuperHeavy"

Jimmy Cliff- "Rebirth"Matisyahu – "Spark Seeker"

Sean Paul – "Tomahawk Technique"

Best International Performance

Amy Winehouse- "Our Day Will Come"

Daley ft. Marsha Ambrosius- "Alone Together"

Emeli Sande- "Next To Me"

Estelle- "Thank You"

Gotye ft. Kimbra- "Somebody (That I Used To Know)"

Rebecca Ferguson- "Nothing’s Real But Love"

Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group

Chris Botti- "Impressions" 

Kenny Garrett- "Seeds From The Underground"

Melody Gardot- "The Absence"

The Robert Glasper Experiment – "Black Radio"

Tony Bennett- "Isn’t It Romantic"

Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group

Ben Tankard- "Full Tank"

Brian Culbertson- "DREAMS"

Cassandra Wilson- "Another Country"

Esperanza Spalding- "Radio Music Society"

Peter White- "Here We Go"